A Long Walk to Water Assessment

When do the events in this book take place?

• About 200 years ago
• About 100 years ago
• Within the past 40 years
  

• 100 years in the future

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Where does this story mostly take place?

• Sudan
• Egypt
• England
• Canada

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why was there a war in Sudan?

• The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim, but the people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.

• The government forced all people to speak Arabic.

• The government wanted all tribes to send their daughters to school.

• The government and Dinka tribes were fighting over water rights.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

_____ is a message or lesson inferred from a story that can be applied to life and other texts.

• context clue

• theme

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What might have been the author's purpose for telling us the story of Nya and Salva?

• To show the important school is in Sudan
• To explain how people can help people in Southern Sudan
• To show the struggles faced by the people of South Sudan
• To tell the story of the Dinka and Nuer tribes

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Nya's job each day is to:

• care for her sister

• get water

• tend the cattle

• cook and clean

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Nya walks to the pond to get water for her village

• Once a day.
• Every other day.
• Three times a week.
• Twice a day.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these is not true about Salva's life before the war?

• He goes to school.

• He takes care of cattle.

• He gets water for his family.

• His father is important.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

When the gunfire began, Salva's teacher told him to

• Go home.
• Go to the town square.
• Run into the bush.
• Get the police.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why couldn't Salva go with the old woman when she left?

• Salva was too young

• The soldiers would leave her alone

• She was not Dinka

• She did not want to care for him

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1